Nirvana Chaudhary, a versatile entrepreneur and philanthropist, stands as the Managing Director of CG Corp
Global, a multinational conglomerate valued at over $3 billion, with 136 companies and 76 brands in 30
countries. His entrepreneurial journey started at 19 with the founding of CG Finco.
A multifaceted personality, Nirvana is also a musician, a seasoned adventurer who has scaled Kilimanjaro and
trekked to Everest Base Camp, and a former member of Nepal's National Squash team. His engagement in
thought leadership is reflected through his podcast “Making It Bigger” and articles in notable business
magazines, coupled with frequent appearances at global leadership events.
As an author, Nirvana has penned “Araaya’s Fables,” a children's book focusing on moral values, and "Beyond
Wonder Woman," a work celebrating women's successes and advocating gender equality. In philanthropy, he
serves as the Vice Chair of the Chaudhary Foundation, contributing to disaster relief, education, and
healthcare, especially for children. His efforts have been recognized with prestigious awards like the YPO's
SEN Sustainability Award for Philanthropy and the President's Award for Social Contribution from Lions
Club International.
In the banking industry, Nirvana is the Vice Chair of Nabil Bank, Nepal, and Chairman of Union Bank, Sri
Lanka. His global business influence extends as Chairman of the ASSOCHAM Nepal Chapter, Vice
President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, and a member of various UN business advisory
groups. An alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School's Global Leadership Program, Nirvana has been
honored as one of Tatler's New Faces of Asia, Asia's most influential, and a Young Global Leader by the
World Economic Forum.
Nirvana's personal life is enriched by his wife Ashrayata and their two children, Araaya and Arhaan.

Valeri has emerged as a key business leader in the region through his innovative approach to implementing modern business values to the Georgian community.

Under his leadership Adjara Group has built a diverse portfolio of internationally renowned hotels and trend-setting new entrepreneurial projects including a large-scale agricultural and farming development initiative in Eastern region of Georgia.

Valeri is a dedicated philanthropist involved in several charitable causes and leads the company’s CSR efforts. He is Chairman of the Board of the Global Compact Network Georgia as well as a board-member of the McLain Association Children.

Prior to taking leadership of the company in 2011 he served as Chief of Staff to the Minister of Economic Development and the Minister of Finance. Valeri graduated from Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, where he completed a Masters of Public Administration (MPA).

As a recognition of his achievements Valeri was nominated in 2018 by the World Economic Forum as a member of the Young Global Leaders’ program along with 100 of the world’s most promising, business leaders, public servants, technologists, social entrepreneurs and artists.

Managing Director
Global Co-Head Emerging Markets | APAC Head of FIC Sales | APAC Co-Head of FIC Structuring

Serene is Global Co-Head of Deutsche Bank Emerging Markets, runs Fixed Income and Currencies (FIC) in Asia Pacific across corporations and institutions, and additionally co-heads Structuring in Asia Pacific. She sits on the board of Deutsche Bank International (Asia) Limited.

Serene was previously Head of Risk Management Solutions for APAC, and prior to that led Deutsche Bank’s Cross Border and Treasury Solutions for Asia, leading cross border risk solutions and driving technology innovation in the region. Over the years, she has been instrumental in developing Deutsche Bank’s business across APAC and in emerging markets, including pioneering the bank’s offshore yuan business.

Serene joined Deutsche Bank 18 years ago as a graduate from The University of Chicago with a double degree in Economics and Statistics, and from Harvard Kennedy School and University of Oxford Saïd Business School executive programmes. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2019.

Bachelor's in Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. Since 1996, with VIA. Began career at the company's Taiwan headquarters, managing the sales and marketing offices of Japan and Korea. Responsible for VIA worldwide business development and strategic partnerships for VIA Technologies, a leading innovator of PC silicon and platform technologies. Besides presiding over VIA's Global Sales & Marketing, serves as technical assistant to the President and CEO of VIA, Wenchi Chen. Board and advisory positions at a number of technology companies. Involved in social ventures, social media, premium content providers, hardware companies at the semiconductor and system level, faith-based endeavours, a premium winery in China as well as being a hobbyist angel investor.

Calvin Cheng is currently Honorary Consul and Head of Diplomatic Mission, of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Singapore. He is the first Honorary Consul of Serbia to be appointed in Singapore, since the commencement of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In 2010, Calvin founded Jue Rui Bao Si, a training company in China that trained some of the leading companies in China in soft skills. In August 2015, Calvin merged his company, and a PRC online corporate training company Rui Tai (Retech), to form Retech Technology Co in Hong Kong, which he then led to an IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange in June 2017. It was the largest technology IPO in Australia in 2017. Following the IPO, Calvin became a non-executive,independent director (CoChairman) of the company. He served in this role from July 2017 to June 2023. Previously, Calvin was the co-founder of Lumina-Looque International, an integrated media company with offices in Singapore, Malaysia and China, which owns event companies, model agencies and a publishing company. Calvin was also the Asia-Pacific Head of Elite Model Management, the world’s largest modelling agency. He is now an independent investor in technology, media and entertainment, especially in Ed-tech, Blockchain and Fin-tech. In the last 3 years he has successfully invested and divested from a leading Singaporean blockchain solutions company, and a Chinese online brokerage. Calvin was issued one of the first 25 virtual asset licenses in Dubai, alongside global virtual asset companies like Binance and Okex. This was followed by another of his companies being granted membership of VQF, the oldest FINMA-recognised self-regulatory body in Switzerland. Calvin was an appointed Member of Parliament of Singapore in the Eleventh Parliament. He has also served on various Ministerial advisory boards including the Media Literacy Council, the Singapore Media Festival, Screen Singapore and the Government Feedback REACH supervisory council. Calvin graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and a Master of Science in Management. Calvin is also a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum at Davos.

Cheng Ming Yu is the Director of the Institute of Management and Leadership Development (IMLD), Chairperson of the Belt and Road Strategic Research Centre and Professor of Economics at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman in Malaysia. She works on projects related to economic development, particularly on social capital, globalization and human capital development as well as competitiveness studies. Cheng has been a Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship (JSPS), a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Washington State University, USA, a Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and Visiting Professor at National Taiwan University. She is one of the principal investigators for the World Value Survey (WVS) in Malaysia, a Member of the DAAD Alumni Association, one of the BMW Foundation Young Leaders, Executive Secretary of ABEST21 Japan and an alumna of the “Building a Better Asia-Young Leaders Retreat” organized by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan. Cheng is also the Founding Curator of the Kuala Lumpur Hub of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community.

Based in Washington DC, award-winning investor & entrepreneur Sarah Chen is Co-Founder of Beyond The Billion (launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women), the world's first and largest global consortium of over 100 venture funds and limited partner investors that have pledged to invest beyond $1B towards women-founded companies. To date, the consortium has deployed $638M and counting into close to 800 female-founded companies, of which 14 were recognized as unicorns. Previously, she was on the pioneer team of a corporate venture capital unit within a $13B publicly traded Asian conglomerate, investing in later-stage biotechnology companies. Since then, she has been at the forefront of multi-million cross border investments, structuring and executing commercialization plans with her portfolio companies.

Determined to see more women at the helm, she sits on multiple boards, including 131 & Counting, a bipartisan effort to fete the unprecedented number of women serving in the House and Senate, encouraging more women to run for office in the US; and Lean In Malaysia, which she co-founded, a platform accelerating women into leadership in Muslim- majority Malaysia. Named Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and Forbes Under 30 VC, Chen is a recognized speaker, strategist and commentator on venture capital, startups and women in leadership, having been featured on Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg, Der Spiegel and at the United Nations, and is a celebrated host on the show and podcast #BillionDollarMoves backed by the Hubspot Podcast Network. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Laws, LL.B (Hons.) from King’s College London.

To find out more: www.beyondthebillion.com
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Shou Chew is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TikTok where he is responsible for partnering with the company's management team to drive global growth and lead corporate governance. Shou has been a member of the TikTok family since its inception, first having led a team of ByteDance's early investors. Previously, Shou served as the Executive Director, President-International & SVP at Xiaomi Corp. In the past, he held the position of Partner at DST Global (Mgmt). Shou received an undergraduate degree from University College London and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

BA in Economics and MPhil (Hons) in Finance, Cambridge University; MBA, Harvard Business School. Since 1995, with Bain & Company: since 2007, current position; worked with global consumer products companies and clients in technology, financial services, retail, private equity and heavy industries sectors; experience in US and Asia including corporate portfolio strategy, full potential growth strategy, acquisition screening and due diligence, post merger integration, supply chain management.

Francesca Chia is the Co-Founder and CEO of GoGet, an on demand workforce technology platform that connects businesses to trust and reliable part timers, called ‘GoGetters’. Francesca is pushing boundaries in the technology industry and the traditional labour market of Malaysia. She brings with her insights on the future of work, how businesses will adjust models to suit new labour requirements and how empowerment is possible through technology innovation. Francesca graduated with a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and was inspired by social enterprises because they redefined traditional ways of doing business and running a non-profit. Prior to launching GoGet, Francesca was a Management Consultant in The Boston Consulting Group for 4 years. GoGet was also invited as a one of the selected ASEAN start up to speak in the World Economic Forum, Hanoi 2018 to discuss the Future of Work. Francesca is also an Alibaba eFounders Fellow from the program jointly created between Alibaba and UNCTAD. Most recently, Francesca was invited to speak at a summit in conjunction with United Nations General Assembly 2019 about the platform and how it is specifically addressing the Sustainable Development Goal #8: To promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive.

BA, Yale University; MBA, TRIUM (NYU, LSE, HEC Paris). Formerly worked in various entrepreneurial and leadership roles in education, banking and technology start-ups in New York, Silicon Valley and Shanghai. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Qifang, China's leading online student loan service and the first Chinese company recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer. Social Innovation Park Fellow. Adviser, lecturer and mentor to students, entrepreneurs and start-ups on strategy, fundraising and social responsibility, social innovation and social entrepreneurism. 2009 Chinese Business Leader of the Year, Horasis and Baker & McKenzie.

Through her work in government, a successful business career and ongoing involvement in a range of social initiatives, Nomin Chinbat has become one of the leading role models for a new generation in Mongolia which is helping shape that country’s future.
As Mongolian Minister of Culture, Nomin is responsible for safeguarding the country’s nomadic heritage, supporting the economic success of Mongolia’s burgeoning creative industries sector, and strengthening bi-lateral cultural ties with friends old and new the world over.
Signature initiatives which Nomin has taken forward since assuming her current role in January 2021 include modernising and encouraging wider access to Mongolia’s museums, promoting innovative public-private partnerships in the cultural and creative industries, and introducing a package of incentives for international studios to come and film in Mongolia.
Under Nomin’s leadership, the Ministry of Culture has developed a groundbreaking Cultural and Creative Industries Policy, which sets out the significant contribution this sector can make to the Government’s broader Vision 2050 development plan. Nomin has also recently visited the United Kingdom, where she discussed with the UK Government strengthening UK-Mongolian cultural ties, as well as progressing partnerships with the Royal Academy of Arts and Cambridge University.
Prior to entering government, Nomin worked in the hospitality sector, and was in the vanguard of introducing global standards of hospitality in a post-Soviet state. Her hotel, Terelj Hotel Ulaanbaatar, is not only a favourite among tourists but also the largest employer and taxpayer in its locality.
Nomin also has extensive experience in the entertainment industry. In 2009, she created MongolTV with a vision to educate and enlighten the public with nonpartisan information. It quickly developed into one of the most viewed independent channels in Mongolia and has pioneered ethical broadcasting and responsible journalism. Nomin was elected as Founding Chair of the Mongolian Media Council, the first self-regulatory press ombudsman, in 2015 in recognition of her vision to create a legal environment for ethical journalism.
Nomin is engaged in philanthropy through initiatives such as Byatshan Ger, which helps underprivileged children and hearing-impaired citizens.
In recognition of her achievements, Nomin has been included in the “30 under 30” listing compiled by Forbes Mongolia and in Hollywood Reporter’s “Top 25 Women in Television”. She is currently undertaking an executive program at Harvard Business School.